Woman arrested as man injured in Telford flat fire
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a Telford flat fire left a man in hospital.
The blaze started in the hallway of a first-floor flat in Beaconsfield, Brookside, at about 4.30am this morning.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service sent three appliances from Telford Central and Tweedale.
Fire crews used a covering jet, two hose-reel jets, six breathing apparatus sets, positive pressure ventilation and a thermal imaging camera to tackle the blaze and clear the area.
The suspect, a 42-year-old woman from Telford, has been arrested on suspicion of arson and is in police custody.
A man was taken to hospital following the fire, which crews managed to put out within the hour.
West Mercia Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service were also at the scene.
